Lower middle income - Prevalence of anemia

Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49)

Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (% of women ages 15-49) in Lower middle income was 42.08 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 44.55 in 2000, while its lowest value was 41.53 in 2015.

Definition: Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age refers to the combined prevalence of both non-pregnant with haemoglobin levels below 12 g/dL and pregnant women with haemoglobin levels below 11 g/dL.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics (http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.1?lang=en).

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Year Value
2000 44.55
2001 44.19
2002 43.95
2003 43.76
2004 43.54
2005 43.35
2006 43.09
2007 42.86
2008 42.57
2009 42.25
2010 41.99
2011 41.84
2012 41.70
2013 41.58
2014 41.57
2015 41.53
2016 41.56
2017 41.73
2018 41.89
2019 42.08

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5)

Prevalence of anemia among children (% of children under 5) in Lower middle income was 48.71 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 61.21 in 2000, while its lowest value was 48.71 in 2019.

Definition: Prevalence of anemia, children under age 5, is the percentage of children under age 5 whose hemoglobin level is less than 110 grams per liter at sea level.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics (http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.1?lang=en).

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Year Value
2000 61.21
2001 60.31
2002 59.50
2003 58.68
2004 57.86
2005 57.09
2006 56.27
2007 55.48
2008 54.64
2009 53.86
2010 53.09
2011 52.34
2012 51.68
2013 51.06
2014 50.50
2015 50.06
2016 49.61
2017 49.29
2018 48.96
2019 48.71

Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women (% of women ages 15-49)

Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women (% of women ages 15-49) in Lower middle income was 41.93 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 44.28 in 2000, while its lowest value was 41.34 in 2015.

Definition: Prevalence of anemia, non-pregnant women, is the percentage of non-pregnant women whose hemoglobin level is less than 120 grams per liter at sea level.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics (http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.1?lang=en).

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Year Value
2000 44.28
2001 43.93
2002 43.67
2003 43.48
2004 43.30
2005 43.08
2006 42.85
2007 42.62
2008 42.35
2009 42.01
2010 41.77
2011 41.62
2012 41.47
2013 41.37
2014 41.36
2015 41.34
2016 41.43
2017 41.57
2018 41.74
2019 41.93

Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%)

The value for Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) in Lower middle income was 44.94 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 49.53 in 2000 and a minimum value of 44.94 in 2019.

Definition: Prevalence of anemia, pregnant women, is the percentage of pregnant women whose hemoglobin level is less than 110 grams per liter at sea level.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics (http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.1?lang=en).

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Year Value
2000 49.53
2001 49.29
2002 49.11
2003 48.92
2004 48.70
2005 48.41
2006 48.13
2007 47.81
2008 47.46
2009 47.08
2010 46.75
2011 46.45
2012 46.16
2013 45.92
2014 45.68
2015 45.45
2016 45.30
2017 45.21
2018 45.05
2019 44.94

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Nutrition